Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Northern America
Northern America: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 1.38 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Northern America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Northern America stood at 1.38 kg/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Northern America peaked at 1.56 kg/cap in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.21 kg/cap, in 2009.
That places Northern America 4th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.53 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.49 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.5 kg/cap | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.44 kg/cap | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.54 kg/cap | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 1.53 kg/cap | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.56 kg/cap | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.55 kg/cap | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.52 kg/cap | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.54 kg/cap | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.5 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.43 kg/cap | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.4 kg/cap | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.38 kg/cap | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.4 kg/cap | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.36 kg/cap | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.3 kg/cap | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.33 kg/cap | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.28 kg/cap | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.21 kg/cap | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.26 kg/cap | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.3 kg/cap | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.37 kg/cap | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.41 kg/cap | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.36 kg/cap | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.38 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.48 kg/cap | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 1.49 kg/cap | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.46 kg/cap | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.39 kg/cap | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.41 kg/cap | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.42 kg/cap | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.37 kg/cap | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.39 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.38 kg/cap | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 kg/cap | 1.44 kg/cap | 1.56 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 kg/cap | 1.21 kg/cap | 1.5 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 kg/cap | 1.26 kg/cap | 1.49 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 kg/cap | 1.37 kg/cap | 1.42 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 40.32 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.59 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Northern America?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Northern America was 1.38 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 kg/cap in 1996.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 kg/cap in 2009.
- How does Northern America rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Northern America ranks 4th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).